

package com.hazelcast.spi.discovery.integration;

/**
 * The <code>DiscoveryServiceProvider</code> interface provides the possibility to build {@link DiscoveryService}s.
 * <code>DiscoveryService</code> implementations should be immutable and therefore the provider is introduced to
 * provide this ability. Every service should have its own provider, however in rare cases a single provider might
 * create different <code>DiscoveryService</code> implementations based on the provided {@link DiscoveryMode} or other
 * configuration details.
 *
 * @since 3.6
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface DiscoveryServiceProvider {

    /**
     * Instantiates a new instance of the {@link DiscoveryService}.
     *
     * @param settings The settings to pass to creation of the <code>DiscoveryService</code>
     * @return a new instance of the discovery service
     */
    DiscoveryService newDiscoveryService(DiscoveryServiceSettings settings);

}
